freira
Portuguese, noun/ˈfɾe(j).ɾɐ/
freira is spelled F-R-E-I-R-A (6 letters) and appears 4.1 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 14,093rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Freira is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “Atlantic pomfret” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a female equivalent of freire: nun (woman who professed a religious order). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “monja, pessoa religiosa que mora com outras em comunidade”.
What does freira mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininefemale equivalent of freire: nun (woman who professed a religious order)
- 2
feminineAtlantic pomfret
- 3
femininePterodroma
- 4
BrazilfemininePhallus indusiatus
- 5
BrazilfeminineSula leucogaster
- 6
femininea crack in the cork
- 7
Portugalfemininepopcorn
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. monja, pessoa religiosa que mora com outras em comunidade
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of freira
- freiras plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce freira?
- Brazil /ˈfɾe(j).ɾɐ/
- Brazil [ˈfɾe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
- Portugal /ˈfɾɐj.ɾɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to freira
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is freira in Portuguese?
freira appears 4.1 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).